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When Opportunity Knocks… and It’s Not What You Expected
Sometimes opportunity shows up in ways that don’t look anything like what you imagined. Recently, I applied to a gallery in Seattle - a city that has always felt like the place where my heart first sparked awake. I’d been dreaming of bringing my work back there, rooting myself again in the creative energy that shaped me. When this gallery crossed my path, it felt like the stars had aligned. It seemed like the first real step toward reclaiming that part of my life. But opportu

dani gray
Nov 232 min read
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How 'art world' messaging can harm us... and is.
When you begin looking at selling your art, or promoting your work, you hear over and over how you have to 'niche down' and 'define your...

dani gray
Oct 62 min read
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Why I Updated My Artist Bio (And Why It Matters)
Recently, I realized something important — my artist bio and statement were leaving too much unsaid. I was writing around the truth of...

dani gray
Aug 152 min read
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Today feels like a lot.
I've reached a point of exhaustion - the flame to create has dimmed. Not everyone made it. Serval abandoned, some limping to the...

dani gray
Jul 301 min read
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Critiques... Helpful or nah?
Critiques. Sometimes they are needed. Helpful even. But the hard truth about them is that they aren't always right. They aren't always in...

dani gray
Jul 242 min read
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2025 A Year in the Arts
Looking Ahead: 2025 Event Calendar + New Work in the Studio I’m so excited to share my 2025 lineup of shows and events —and even more...

dani gray
Jun 62 min read
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To The Lighthouse
At any time I am both- The warm light on the horizon guiding you home Or the brutal force of the waves, pulling you under. I always pick...

dani gray
Jun 31 min read
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Sometimes you need a break
Its been a hard year. Yes... its only May, but it feels like its been forever. I have been in something of a creative funk, honestly....

dani gray
May 223 min read
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Behind the Scenes: Grayskies Painting in 1889 Washington’s April/May 2025 Issue
I wanted to take a moment to share something really special — GraySkiesPainting  was featured in the April/May 2025 issue of 1889...

dani gray
May 152 min read
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The Tortured Artist and Other Lies.
We all know the age old 'tortured artist' stereotype... that a creative that is suffering will be able to get in touch with their misery...

dani gray
Feb 142 min read
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Grayskies an Introduction
Hi... I'm new here. Honestly the idea of setting up a website scared me... it still does. Of all the things I can pick up, the webs is...

dani gray
Feb 122 min read
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